This is a Metacity theme based on the Homosapien mockup done by 0rAX0.

This theme now has a online customization tool (called Customizer - link below) that allows you to tweak the theme to *your* liking which you then download and install.

A special thanks to 0rAX0's for his amazing mockup, without it I wouldn't have been able to do this.

See 0rAX0's original mockup at http://0rax0.deviantart.com/art/Homosapien-mockup-152444481

P.S. Made for use with the Human theme.

Last changelog:

8 years ago

********** Latest **********
v0.4.5
- Customizer theming
* New option to supply a prefix for the theme name. This allows you to have multiple customized themes installed.

v0.4
- Customizer theming
* New option that changes the titlebar style. Includes styles for Homosapien, Blend, Dust, New Wave and the new Ubuntu Ambiance and Radiance themes.
* New option to remove menu icon

v0.3
- Customizer theming
New option to control the position of the text on the titlebar
New option to specify the color of the close button
Added a grey icon as an menu icon option

v0.2
- Customizer website
Updated layout
Added commenting system

- Customizer theming
New option to support buttons on left (like osx)
New option to allow colored borders (like Homosapien2 mockups)
Can view how unfocused windows look (more options to follow)

* Note that the new options above are only available via the "(*NEW* Homosapien customizer)" link and not the "(Homosapien latest)" link.

v0.1
Created Customizer

The Customizer is an online customization tool that allows you to tweak the base Homosapien theme to *your* liking which you then download and install.

Want a smaller titlebar or how about a bigger one... no problem.

Want the menu icon to be that orange dot again or maybe just stick with the application icon... no problem.

Want to define the theme color independent of your system/gtk color or maybe just stick to matching your system/gtk color... no problem.

Hate those rounded bottom corners... no problem just turn them off.

If there is enough interest I'll look at adding more options like:
- buttons on the left like osx
- switch between different sets of buttons
- add a colored border (like the Homosapien 2 mockups)
- your suggestions

Please let me know what you think by adding a comment below.

********** Previous **********
v0.9
Titlebar now matches your "Selected items background" color
Mashed up some of the new buttons with old ones
Moved buttons more to the right

v0.8
Updated buttons (normal, hover and pressed)
Added unmaximize button to maximized windows
Show rounded corners to maximize button when just paired with close (ie max and close) - support for rounded corners on the close button (when only the close button is showing) only works when using metacity (not compiz)
Added title bar variations small, medium or large (all included in download)

v0.7.7
Fixed bug introduced in 0.7.6 that made the top border hard to use for resizing

v0.7.6
Reduced titlebar height (by 2px)

v0.7.5
Extended top tilebar outline to left and right borders

v0.7
Centered buttons on maximized windows
Removed left and right titlebar outlines
Replaced top titlebar outline with something more subtle

v0.6
Added pressed effects for buttons
Updated hover effects for inactive windows
Removed titlebar top outline for maximized windows
Display a different close button on windows that only show a close button (this doesnt work in compiz but works in metacity)

v0.5
Decreased titlebar height
Changed menu icon to show the application icon
Added a slight gradient to the titlebar
Improved hover effects for buttons
Made left and right borders same width as the bottom (the positioning of the resize handle now looks better)

98 comments

Comments

Very well done !
Just two suggestions :
- I found the title-bar a little to tall. If you could make it smaller, it will save some room for the content of the window itself. Just let 2 pixel over and 2 pixel under the buttons, and it'll be perfect, I think.
- Do you plan to make the color of the title-bar customizable ? Here, it doesn't fit well with my GTK theme colors.

... but I have the impression that the buttons are some "hardcopies" and manipulated with Gimp. I give you a tip: Make it all with Inkscape ... stay in the gird # and render them into a .png. If you know how to use Inkscape well and you have some talents you will get some magnific results.
The "x"-button is too soft/bright. The hover should be have a stronger signal-effect. Push needs a better pressed-effect... But this can be managed easily by using Inkscape for example.

I really like:
*the current thicker titlebar
*the current rounded bottom edges
*everything else I can think of

Could be improved:
*Could you possibly make the buttons such that it is more obvious when you move the mouse over them, not too much of a colour change or glow but just a slight hue change or something.
*could you make the menu selection look more like it does in this theme and other related themes:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Tourmaline?content=118287
...I just am not a big fan of the default selection look for menus... keep in mind I am not saying your theme should have a dark look but just that the shape of the selection area shouldn't attempt to be glossy imho.
*When you open up an 'about' dialog in an app - something that only has the close button - is it possible in this situation to use a fully rounded close button instead of the usual one?

Fabulous work mate! I am simply pointing out what I notice so it can be improved even more! Thanks a ton!

* Buttons - I'll try looking at some different effects and see how they work out.

* Menu - This is drawn by your selected GTK theme (ie the "Controls" tab not the "Window Border" tab).

* Close button - The theme already supports this but not if your using compiz, try using metacity and see the difference. Have a look at http://www.zacbarton.com/metacity_vs_compiz.png to see what i mean. This could be a compiz bug?

Man, i'm impressed. Homosapien is so much elegant. I brings some modernity to Ubuntu and at the same time keep it's roots. Really nice job ! I doubt that canonical can create something better than this one.

What a nice work.
I'm following you, installing every release, since version 0.1.
At every release is getting always better.
The only thing i dislike is the menu button. i don't like the application icon, so at every release i edit the theme, restoring the 0.4 behavior.
but that's personal flavor.
Nice work. very nice work.

as a tip i suggest using this metacity with ubuntu sun gtk theme, version dawn.
amazing combination!

keep it on!
Thank you very much for helping me and others have a better 'place' to work.

Just got vers. 0.6, and I must say that I think this theme is very near perfection! Is there any chance you could set up a PPA so people could have the theme automatically updated? I think that would be very popular.

Personally I stilll think that the buttons and app icon in the inactive window could be in full color (i.e. not dimmed), bu also, as another user said: Don't listen to all my suggestions :-) Just go with what looks right to you, since you seem to have excellent taste. But still throwing in a suggestion :-)

Please let me know what you think of the slight gradient I've added to the titlebar (as suggested by some of you). It's hard to find the right balance between to much and too little. Hopefully I've got it just right ;-)

8 years ago

********** Latest **********
v0.4.5
- Customizer theming
* New option to supply a prefix for the theme name. This allows you to have multiple customized themes installed.

v0.4
- Customizer theming
* New option that changes the titlebar style. Includes styles for Homosapien, Blend, Dust, New Wave and the new Ubuntu Ambiance and Radiance themes.
* New option to remove menu icon

v0.3
- Customizer theming
New option to control the position of the text on the titlebar
New option to specify the color of the close button
Added a grey icon as an menu icon option

v0.2
- Customizer website
Updated layout
Added commenting system

- Customizer theming
New option to support buttons on left (like osx)
New option to allow colored borders (like Homosapien2 mockups)
Can view how unfocused windows look (more options to follow)

* Note that the new options above are only available via the "(*NEW* Homosapien customizer)" link and not the "(Homosapien latest)" link.

v0.1
Created Customizer

The Customizer is an online customization tool that allows you to tweak the base Homosapien theme to *your* liking which you then download and install.

Want a smaller titlebar or how about a bigger one... no problem.

Want the menu icon to be that orange dot again or maybe just stick with the application icon... no problem.

Want to define the theme color independent of your system/gtk color or maybe just stick to matching your system/gtk color... no problem.

Hate those rounded bottom corners... no problem just turn them off.

If there is enough interest I'll look at adding more options like:
- buttons on the left like osx
- switch between different sets of buttons
- add a colored border (like the Homosapien 2 mockups)
- your suggestions

Please let me know what you think by adding a comment below.

********** Previous **********
v0.9
Titlebar now matches your "Selected items background" color
Mashed up some of the new buttons with old ones
Moved buttons more to the right

v0.8
Updated buttons (normal, hover and pressed)
Added unmaximize button to maximized windows
Show rounded corners to maximize button when just paired with close (ie max and close) - support for rounded corners on the close button (when only the close button is showing) only works when using metacity (not compiz)
Added title bar variations small, medium or large (all included in download)

v0.7.7
Fixed bug introduced in 0.7.6 that made the top border hard to use for resizing

v0.7.6
Reduced titlebar height (by 2px)

v0.7.5
Extended top tilebar outline to left and right borders

v0.7
Centered buttons on maximized windows
Removed left and right titlebar outlines
Replaced top titlebar outline with something more subtle

v0.6
Added pressed effects for buttons
Updated hover effects for inactive windows
Removed titlebar top outline for maximized windows
Display a different close button on windows that only show a close button (this doesnt work in compiz but works in metacity)

v0.5
Decreased titlebar height
Changed menu icon to show the application icon
Added a slight gradient to the titlebar
Improved hover effects for buttons
Made left and right borders same width as the bottom (the positioning of the resize handle now looks better)